Have a plan when dealing with influx of Nebraska fans, holiday shoppers

11:40 PM,
Nov. 18, 2012

The crowd of fans and tailgaters jams Melrose Avenue before the 2008 Iowa vs. Iowa State game.

Written by

Adam B Sullivan
| Iowa City Press-Citizen

Whether you're tailgating, shopping or just trying to avoid both Friday, the advice is the same: Plan ahead, leave early and be patient.

The Hawkeye football team plays Nebraska at Kinnick Stadium on Friday, which also happens to be Black Friday - traditionally the biggest shopping day of the year.

"We're a pretty small community, and I know a lot of folks come from Nebraska - Lincoln is a similarly small community - so it shouldn't be new to those folks," said Josh Schamberger, President of the Iowa City/Coralville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, "but with Black Friday activities going ...